just ask the client. i have some clients that have expert in-house graphics people and all they want from me are the ooc files. i have some clients that have many uses for the images i produce, but they are going to pass the files off to whatever agency or firm is going to do their work for them. and then i have some clients that don't have a clue other than they need someone with more than a point-and-shoot to produce images for them, requiring me to do all the post-production.
it's up to you to find out who is going to do what with the files you deliver. if it's going to be *you* doing the work, then you have to charge for that.
i wouldn't call it a "sitting fee". there are a number of things involved: a shooting fee, a creative fee, a digital capture fee, and USAGE FEES. you have to find out EXACTLY how they are going to use the images and charge accordingly. you do not necessarily have to explain and educate; it might be just a matter of coming up with a number that works for both you and the client. and i would add that it should be a number that is fair to all other professional photographers that could be doing this job because otherwise you are simply diminishing the industry.
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